Lunate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lunate \Lu"nate\, Lunated \Lu"na*ted\, a. [L. lunatus
     crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr.
     luna the moon.]
     Crescent-shaped; resembling the crescent moon; as, a lunate
     leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. --Gray.
  


     Syn: lunular, bicephalous, crescent(prenominal),
          crescent-shaped.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lunate
       adj : resembling the new moon in shape [syn: {crescent(a)}, {crescent-shaped},
              {semilunar}]